July 30, 1971
1971: The last C-133 Cargomaster is retired from Travis AFB to the aircraft graveyard at Davis-Monthan AFB to end a chapter in military airlift history. It fell victim to the jet age and the jumbo […]
July 28, 1943
1943: MEDAL OF HONOR. Flight Officer John C. “Red” Morgan receives the medal for saving his B-17 and crew. Lt Gen Ira Eaker does the presentation. Citation: http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/2899/morgan-john-c.php. On 6 March 1944, the German’s shoot
July 27, 1953
1953: KOREAN WAR ENDS. UN and Communist representatives sign an armistice at Panmunjom. When it ended, US pilots enjoyed a 10-1 edge in air-to-air combat. Air Force casualties number 1,729.
July 24, 1990
1990: The landing of SAC’s Boeing EC-135 Looking Glass Airborne Command Post at Offutt AFB ends 29 years of continuous operation with over 250 million miles of accident-free flying.
July 23, 1948
1948: The Military Air Transport Service deploys men and equipment to establish an Airlift Task Force in Germany to relieve Berlin. Maj Gen William H. Tunner commands the Task Force operations under USAFE’s operational control.
July 22, 1991
1991: A 445th Military Airlift Wing C-141 delivers nearly 20 tons of medical supplies to Ulan Bator, Mongolia to overcome a critical shortage. This mission was the first USAF flight to Mongolia.
July 21, 1994
1994: The last F-16 Fighting Falcon leaves the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein AB for Aviano AB, Italy. This action ends USAFE fighter operations at Ramstein. (Stock Photo)
July 20, 1969
1969: APOLLO XI/FIRST MAN ON THE MOON. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., fly the lunar module Eagle to the Sea of Tranquility, where Armstrong took the first step on the moon.
July 17, 1962
1962: Maj Robert White flies X-15 No. 3 with the XLR-99 rocket engine on the first space flight by a manned aircraft: Altitude 58.7 miles (314,750 ft.), speed in excess of Mach 6 (3,784 mph).